Dance Travelling to America 12632
Reel · 40 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213) · Usual number of repetitions: 8
- Devised by
- Gary Coull (1999)
- Formations
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- Hands across - 4 - and back (HX;4P;BACK;)
- Reel of four - diagonal (REEL;DIAG;R4;)
- Reel of three - with corners & crossing (REEL;CRNRS;CROSS;R3;)
- Set in line in threes (SETLIN;3P;)
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
- Published in
- Online Sources
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- Jubilee Book 1929-2004 [Banffshire] (page 12)
- Recommended Music
Table rows with a green background denote recordings starting with one of the recommended tunes and the usual number of repetitions for the dance (8). A yellow background means a recording with one of the recommended tunes but a non-standard number of repetitions. Recordings with a red background use a different tune and possibly a non-standard number of repetitions.
Recordings whose titles are in
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travelling to America | Colin Dewar and his Scottish Dance Band | A' the best fae Banffshire | CD | 5 | R40 8 | 5:56 | 35.6 |
Travelling to America 3/4L · R40
1– : 1c+2c RHA ; LHA (1,2,3) 9– : 1c set | cast (2c up) ; turn LH to face 1cnrs 17– : Reel4 on 1diag. 1c face 1cnrs 25– : Reels3 on sides, 1c RSh to 1cnrs. On [31–32] 1c pass LSh to 2pl (2,1,3) 33– : All set twice ; all turn P RH (2,1,3)
Travelling to America 3/4L · R40
1-8 : 1s+2s dance RH across & LH back 9-16 : 1s set, cast (2s step up); 1s turn LH to face 1st corners 17-24 : 1s dance diag RSh reel of 4 with 1st corners & end facing 1st corners again 25-32 : 1s dance RSh reels of 3 on opp sides (1s RSh to 1st corner to start). Bars 31-32: 1s dance across to 2nd place own side, 1L from 3M's place, 1M from 1L's place) 33-40 : 2s+1s+3s set twice; 2s+1s+3s turn partner RH
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Added on: 2018-10-16 (Murrough Landon)
Quality: Reasonable
| Name | Type | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RSCDS Richmond (N. Yorks) February 2022 | Unknown | 2022-02-04 | Louise Macdougall | Jan. 16, 2022, 5:16 p.m. |
| BMC 2023-12-13 | Class | 2023-12-13 | Justin Giacoletti | Dec. 11, 2023, 6:37 p.m. |
| Youth Weekend Away Philadelphia 2023 | Function | 2023-10-07 | Claire CUNIN | July 12, 2023, 4:50 a.m. |
| BMC 20231206 | Class | 2023-12-06 | Justin Giacoletti | Dec. 6, 2023, 1:05 a.m. |
| 20220113 - International Online Class | Unknown | 2022-01-13 | Zsofia Jozsef | Jan. 13, 2022, 10:19 p.m. |
| DSNYC Oct. 5, ‘23 | Class | 2023-10-05 | Mary Gray | Oct. 1, 2023, 1:10 a.m. |
| HHK Oct. 3, '23 | Class | 2023-10-03 | Mary Gray | Sept. 30, 2023, 3:37 p.m. |
| Blue Ridge Monday Evening Dance | Unknown | 2022-07-04 | Cynthia West | May 7, 2022, 10:35 p.m. |
| Dufftown Scottish Country Dance club | Function | 2023-10-06 | Elizabeth Bulloch | Sept. 11, 2023, 4:32 p.m. |
